A New Alternative

I believe the independent project is an absolutely amazing idea. It's not only a great concept for people who don't enjoy the mundane school year, but it allows students to truly apply what they learn to real life projects. I believe another concept that is not taught enough in regular school is teamwork. Majority of jobs require communication and teamwork. The independent project allows students to work and communicate in a group on large projects. The large projects apply what the students learn and actually apply it to life, unlike our current school system. The independent project offers a new alternative, not a replacement, to the current education system that is simply not working for many student.
The back channeling process has its benefits. I for one enjoyed it because it allows students to express their thoughts in real time. Usually when students are shown a video we talk about it later it is finished. This causes thoughts to be forgotten during the time the video is played. I believe its effectiveness varies from each person depending how well they can focus and type at the same time. Some people could potentially be so focused on expressing their ideas that they do not follow the video. Others can multi-task perfectly fine. I believe it ultimately depends on the person on how effective the back channeling is, but I personally enjoyed it.